1998–99 National League 2 North

Rugby union competition in England 1998–99 National League 2 North England Preston Grasshoppers (1st title) Stourbridge (not promoted) Winnington Park, Lichfield, Hinckley 182 1997–98 1999–00 The 1998–99 National League 2 North was the twelfth full season of rugby union within the fourth tier (north) of the English league system. It is counterpart to National League 2 South, which covers the southern half of the country. As with the previous season, the battle for the league was very competitive, with Preston Grasshoppers edging out Stourbridge by just 2 points to claim the title and only promotion spot to the 1999–00 National League 1. At the other end of the table Winnington Park, Lichfield, Hinckley were the three sides to be relegated, with newly promoted Hinckley being the most competitive of the three.http://www.rugbyarchive.net/pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=24 Jewson National League 2 North 1998/99 The Rugby Archive 22 January 2018 30 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171230232916/http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=24 dead Winnington Park would drop to North 1 while Lichfield and Hinckley fell to Midlands 1. The reason National League 2 North had so many relegation places compared to National League 2 South (3 to 1) was that both of the two teams relegated from the division above were based in the north of the country, requiring more places to accommodate for their arrival the following season. Structure Each team played home and away matches against each of the other teams, playing a total of twenty-six matches each. The league champions were promoted to National League 1 while the bottom three sides dropped to either North 1 or Midlands depending on locality. Participating teams and locations Northern England 450 right 1998–99 National League 2 North teams in England Northern England 54.7617302 -3.3310001 white Aspatria right 80 Northern England 52.545454 -1.376669 white Hinckley right 80 Northern England 54.3402596 -2.7392313 white Kendal right 80 Northern England 52.671618 -1.799633 white Lichfield top 80 Northern England 53.4152412 -3.1054399 white New Brighton left 80 Northern England 52.520489 -1.465381 white Nuneaton bottom 80 Northern England 53.763201 -2.703089 white Preston right 80 Northern England 53.652981 -1.479936 white Sandal right 80 Northern England 53.5520 -2.299201 white SedgleyPark left 80 Northern England 53.381129 -1.470085 white Sheffield right 80 Northern England 52.456891 -2.148730 white Stourbridge left 80 Northern England 52.5696734 -1.9712583 white Walsall left 80 Northern England 52.962837 -2.6756309 white Whitchurch right 80 Northern England 53.2539101 -2.5376999 white WinningtonPark right 80 TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious seasonAspatria Bower Park3,000 (300 seats)Tetley's Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1997–98 1997 Tony Williams Publications Ltd Taunton 10th Stephen McCormack 362 Aspatria R.U.F.C. (Club & Ground Details) Aspatria, Cumbria9th Hinckley Leicester Road 2,000 Hinckley, Leicestershire 12thKendal Mint Bridge 4,600 (600 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 174 Kendal R.F.C. (Ground Details) Kendal, Cumbria 3rd Lichfield Cooke Fields 5,460 (460 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 176 Lichfield R.U.F.C. (Ground Details) Lichfield, Staffordshire 14th New Brighton Hartsfield 2,000 Moreton, Merseyside Promoted from North 1 (1st)NuneatonLiberty Way3,800 (500 seats)Nuneaton, Warwickshire 7th Preston Grasshoppers Lightfoot Green 2,250 (250 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 179 Preston Grasshoppers R.F.C. (Ground Details) Preston, Lancashire 4th Sandal Milnthorpe Green Sandal Magna, Wakefield, West Yorkshire 8th Sedgley Park Park Lane 3,000 Whitefield, Greater Manchester 5th Sheffield Abbeydale Park 3,300 (100 seats)Although a 1990 club estimate was 1,100 (100 seated and 1,000 standing) this is very conservative as Abbeydale Park would experience 3,000+ crowds several times in later history in what was a relatively unchanged ground.Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 162 Sheffield R.U.F.C. (Ground Details) Dore, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 10th Stourbridge Stourton Park 3,500 (450 seats)http://www.rugbynetwork.net/main/s344/st56305.htm Pre-season match Preview ~ Stourbridge Vs Bees rugbynetwork.net 7 August 2004 Stourbridge, West Midlands 6th Walsall Broadway 2,250 (250 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1995–96 1995 Tony Williams Publications Taunton 8th Tony Williams 298 Walsall R.F.C. (Club & Ground Details) Walsall, West Midlands 11th Whitchurch Edgeley Park Whitchurch, Shropshire Promoted from Midlands 1 (1st) Winnington Park Burrows Hill 5,000Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1993–94 1993 Tony Williams Publications Taunton Ross Young 285 Winnington Park RFC (Ground Details) Northwich, Cheshire 13th League table main WDL 1998–99 National League 2 North table Q 2 points PRE Preston Grasshoppers STO Stourbridge NEW New Brighton KEN Kendal NUN Nuneaton SHE Sheffield SAN Sandal SED Sedgley Park WAL Walsall ASP Aspatria WHI Whitchurch HIN Hinckley LIC Lichfield WIN Winnington Park 23 0 3 822 341 C 22 0 4 895 413 20 0 6 703 329 18 0 8 635 347 14 2 10 597 533 15 0 11 496 455 13 0 13 697 611 12 1 13 710 553 10 1 15 515 720 10 0 16 578 675 9 1 16 450 599 7 1 18 445 733 R 3 0 23 371 950 R 3 0 23 310 965 R #d8ffeb Promoted P #ffcccc Relegated R R R Points are awarded as follows: 2 pts for a win, 1 pt for a draw, 0 pts for a loss. If teams are level at any stage, difference between points for and against applies. complete Sponsorship National League 2 North is part of the Jewson National Leagues is sponsored by Jewson. See also 1998–99 Premiership 1 1998–99 Premiership 2 1998–99 National League 1 1998–99 National League 2 South Notes References N4 Category:National League 2 North